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Trump’s ‘Gala’ Honoring ‘Courage and Sacrifice’ of Jan. 6 Rioters May Violate His Terms of Release: ‘Convicted felons are legally prohibited from associating with other felons’
August 22, 2024
Trump’s ‘Gala’ Honoring ‘Courage and Sacrifice’ of Jan. 6 Rioters May Violate His Terms of Release: ‘Convicted felons are legally prohibited from associating with other felons’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-gala-january-6/
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Trump is prestige classing at being a convicted felon at this point
– Convicted felon and 45th President of the United States Donald Trump is planning on hosting a gathering of other convicted felons next month. One legal expert is pointing out that the event may frustrate his efforts to remain a free man.
“We gather to pay tribute not only to these individuals but to all J6 defendants who have shown incredible courage and sacrifice,” the event’s description read.
A poster for the gala teases a “#1 music chart plaque” for the so-called “J6 prison choir’s” song “Justice for All,” which is a rendition of the national anthem. MeidasTouch referred to the giveaway as “a chance to win a plaque commemorating the fact that MAGA folks bought a bunch of copies of his J6 ‘song’ called ‘Justice for All’ earning him a fleeting spot on the Billboard music chart.”
However, if Trump follows through with the gala, it may complicate his own legal situation. According to attorney Tristan Snell – who prosecuted the former president over his sham Trump University while at the New York Attorney General’s office — New York state law would prohibit such an event given the expected guest list.
“Someone should alert Trump’s probation officer — because convicted felons are legally prohibited from associating with other felons,” he tweeted.
While Trump has been convicted by a jury on 34 class E felony counts, he won’t be sentenced until September 18. At that point, assuming the former president isn’t ordered to serve time behind bars (Judge Juan Merchan has the ability to sentence him to as much as 20 years in prison), he will then be issued a probation officer, who he will be required to check in with on a regular basis. This means the September 5 event will be legal, though it likely won’t help his case when he appears before Merchan less than two weeks later.
The former president narrowly dodged the ire of prosecutors at last month’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade pointed out that some of the convention’s attendees included indicted “fake electors,” and that Trump seen associating with them may have resulted in Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith and/or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis petitioning the court to incarcerate Trump prior to his trial for consorting with criminal defendants.
One staple of Trump’s campaign speeches is that the January 6 participants who ransacked the capitol did nothing wrong, and that he would pardon a bulk of them shortly after becoming president if elected to a second term. NJ.com reports that approximately 1,230 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection, with 730 of those pleading guilty and roughly 170 more being convicted in trial by either a judge or a jury. Only two defendants have been cleared of all charges.
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Enough. Enough. Enough.
We don’t have an attorney general with balls. any size balls!
This election is the one and only opportunity to get rid of him once and for all….
He is too old to continue next year.
Once he loses the election, his Nazi cult minions would disappear back to the whole they came out of….
Vote!!!!!!!
VOTE!
Omg Harris can’t take office soon enough, can’t wait for her to replace Merrick Doormat Garland
It wasn’t a riot it was an attempted coup.
Trump will break the law again and again.. what are you going to do about it.
Who is advising the Trump campaign? I’m pretty sure any competent advisor does not want to remind the electorate about the time Trump tried to cling to power by using political violence.
Can we get a list of the places he’s out on bail from? We need to start blowing up their phones
This should be just the thing to turn his struggling campaign around!
Wonder how much he is going to charge each attendee to be present at his resort?
I think the guys who pulled off the Lufthansa heist should have a parade thru JFK airport.
It would be a shame if someone were to put out that cops would be there an no one showed up.
Trump doesnt do “legal”. Next
Homeboy doesn’t care.
This will only mean something if he’s held accountable for breaking the law.
Which means nothing sadly will happen.
Who?
Oh, no! He might get arrested or something!
And for the 40th time this week, nothing will happen
I don’t know what’s wrong with this country, but the way the legal system works I need to have all my crimes raised to treason for which the punishment seems to be mild embarrassment.
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Nobody will do anything, nothing will happen to the felonious turd
Back the blue people will still vote for this asshole?
WTAF is this about. If the Trump campaign pushing for this terrible idea? How does it benefit Trump? Is it just intended to gin up his MAGA mob so they come out again when he loses and burn the country down?
I fucking hate this ‘may’ horse shit. Justice Department, shit or get off the pot.
Straight to jail.
Nothing will come of this.
This guy commits new felonies weekly.
As if the laws matter to him.
They just let you do it
Trump has been above the law his entire life. Having money buys a lot of special privileges
So then every felon that shows up should be arrested on the spot.
It’d be pretty funny if some parole officer dragged him off stage
Look, the guy is NOT going to be re-arrested or incarcerated before the election. It’s just not going to happen.
Of course it’s a violation. But no one is going to hold him to account so it’s the equivalent of saying “well….you better not, or we will write you a sternly worded letter!”
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Trump is prestige classing at being a convicted felon at this point
As per [original article](https://www.alternet.org/trump-gala-january-6/) 📰:
– Convicted felon and 45th President of the United States Donald Trump is planning on hosting a gathering of other convicted felons next month. One legal expert is pointing out that the event may frustrate his efforts to remain a free man.
[According to NJ.com](https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/inside-donald-trumps-latest-effort-to-praise-jan-6-capitol-rioters.html), the ex-president is hosting a “J6 awards gala” at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club next month. Progressive group [MeidasTouch reported](https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-will-host-january-6th-awards-gala-in-september) that on September 5, Trump will be joined by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and MAGA influencer Anthony Raimondi at the event, where he is expected to personally address participants in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“We gather to pay tribute not only to these individuals but to all J6 defendants who have shown incredible courage and sacrifice,” the event’s description read.
A poster for the gala teases a “#1 music chart plaque” for the so-called “J6 prison choir’s” song “Justice for All,” which is a rendition of the national anthem. MeidasTouch referred to the giveaway as “a chance to win a plaque commemorating the fact that MAGA folks bought a bunch of copies of his J6 ‘song’ called ‘Justice for All’ earning him a fleeting spot on the Billboard music chart.”
However, if Trump follows through with the gala, it may complicate his own legal situation. According to attorney Tristan Snell – who prosecuted the former president over his sham Trump University while at the New York Attorney General’s office — New York state law would prohibit such an event given the expected guest list.
“Someone should alert Trump’s probation officer — because convicted felons are legally prohibited from associating with other felons,” he tweeted.
While Trump has been convicted by a jury on 34 class E felony counts, he won’t be sentenced until September 18. At that point, assuming the former president isn’t ordered to serve time behind bars (Judge Juan Merchan has the ability to sentence him to as much as 20 years in prison), he will then be issued a probation officer, who he will be required to check in with on a regular basis. This means the September 5 event will be legal, though it likely won’t help his case when he appears before Merchan less than two weeks later.
The former president narrowly dodged the ire of prosecutors at last month’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade pointed out that some of the convention’s attendees included indicted “fake electors,” and that Trump seen associating with them may have resulted in Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith and/or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis petitioning the court to incarcerate Trump prior to his trial for consorting with criminal defendants.
One staple of Trump’s campaign speeches is that the January 6 participants who ransacked the capitol did nothing wrong, and that he would pardon a bulk of them shortly after becoming president if elected to a second term. NJ.com reports that approximately 1,230 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection, with 730 of those pleading guilty and roughly 170 more being convicted in trial by either a judge or a jury. Only two defendants have been cleared of all charges.
——
**For any new voters or voters with questions, visit [Vote.org](https://www.vote.org/) to learn everything you need to know about voting.** 🗳️ ✅
Enough. Enough. Enough.
We don’t have an attorney general with balls. any size balls!
This election is the one and only opportunity to get rid of him once and for all….
He is too old to continue next year.
Once he loses the election, his Nazi cult minions would disappear back to the whole they came out of….
Vote!!!!!!!
VOTE!
Omg Harris can’t take office soon enough, can’t wait for her to replace Merrick Doormat Garland
It wasn’t a riot it was an attempted coup.
Trump will break the law again and again.. what are you going to do about it.
Who is advising the Trump campaign? I’m pretty sure any competent advisor does not want to remind the electorate about the time Trump tried to cling to power by using political violence.
Can we get a list of the places he’s out on bail from? We need to start blowing up their phones
This should be just the thing to turn his struggling campaign around!
Wonder how much he is going to charge each attendee to be present at his resort?
I think the guys who pulled off the Lufthansa heist should have a parade thru JFK airport.
It would be a shame if someone were to put out that cops would be there an no one showed up.
Trump doesnt do “legal”. Next
Homeboy doesn’t care.
This will only mean something if he’s held accountable for breaking the law.
Which means nothing sadly will happen.
Who?
Oh, no! He might get arrested or something!
And for the 40th time this week, nothing will happen
I don’t know what’s wrong with this country, but the way the legal system works I need to have all my crimes raised to treason for which the punishment seems to be mild embarrassment.
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Don’t tell him…
I can’t believe this is a thing.
Nobody will do anything, nothing will happen to the felonious turd
Back the blue people will still vote for this asshole?
WTAF is this about. If the Trump campaign pushing for this terrible idea? How does it benefit Trump? Is it just intended to gin up his MAGA mob so they come out again when he loses and burn the country down?
I fucking hate this ‘may’ horse shit. Justice Department, shit or get off the pot.
Straight to jail.
Nothing will come of this.
This guy commits new felonies weekly.
As if the laws matter to him.
They just let you do it
Trump has been above the law his entire life. Having money buys a lot of special privileges
So then every felon that shows up should be arrested on the spot.
It’d be pretty funny if some parole officer dragged him off stage
Shh. Don’t tell him.
We all know Trump orchestrated January 6th
You mean this coup? https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/UWHifTyden ?
Look, the guy is NOT going to be re-arrested or incarcerated before the election. It’s just not going to happen.
Of course it’s a violation. But no one is going to hold him to account so it’s the equivalent of saying “well….you better not, or we will write you a sternly worded letter!”